Two homes lost in Glades County fire

A brush fire in Glades County burned 220 acres and destroyed two homes. (An earlier story said four homes, but the Division of Forestry has corrected their information and said the number is actually two.)

And after seven hours of people waiting on the road, the Division of Forestry is finally allowing people to go back into their homes tonight.

Twenty homes had to be evacuated, after the brush fire ignited.

People we spoke to say they were forced to pack what ever they could into their cars, and bring their pets with them.

Although the fire is under control and more than 80-percent contained, DOF says they are not out of the woods yet.

"We will probably be out here all night to make sure this community is safe," said Melissa Yunas, a DOF spokeswoman.

"I don't know how its started but I just pray that people will just be careful, because you don't know how it feels until it happens to you," said homeowner Carmen Bordener.

She did not lose her home, but some of her neighbors did.

DOF says they were having difficulty fighting the flames, because the area that is on fire had not burned for more than 30 years leaving lots dead fuel for the fire.

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